Fernando Alonso: I`m a lot stronger than Alonso from 2006
14.02.2023
Fernando Alonso told what surpasses himself 25-year-old.
Experience gives the two-time champion a number of advantages that he did not have when he won titles. The 41-year-old driver, moving from Alpin to Aston Martin, won the top spot in Formula 1 in 2005 and 2006.
- Last year I was not familiar with the car, now the situation is different. I feel the car from the first lap. In addition, there are wonderful tools like data and telemetry that help you compare yourself with a partner. This eliminates the difference. It did me good.
- Of course. I competed 17 times on each track. Some of my colleagues have done this maybe twice. Practice time is not enough to compensate for this advantage.
- If a young driver overtakes you on the last lap of a physically difficult race, then age is a disadvantage. But this never happens. Otherwise, age gives only advantages. I can rely on a huge database - my experience.
In Montreal we only did a few laps on the rain track before qualifying. I know the track from previous gigs and probably flew there five or six times in the rain.
- In many. I`m better at reading races. I know when to attack and when not to. In 2006, tire work hardly played any role, today it is not so. At pit stops, it is important to stop with centimeter accuracy. It didn`t matter before: you were standing for ten seconds anyway due to refueling.
If I had raced against Alonso from 2006, then in these details I would have defeated him.
Fernando Alonso: I`m a lot stronger than Alonso from 2006
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